Physical specifications of clinical proton beams from a synchrotron

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 939-951

  Arduini, G ^a,e   Cambria, R ^b   Canzi, C ^b,f   Gerardi, F ^b   Gottschalk, B ^c   Leone, R ^b   Sangaletti, L ^a,g   Silari, M ^d,e  

^a Fondazione Italiana Ric sul Cancro   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Adroterapia Oncologica   (Italy)

^c Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory   (United States)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e CERN   (Switzerland)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^g Dipto Chim e Fis per i Materiali   (Italy)

Author keywords

physical performance specifications; proton beam spreading system; proton therapy; synchrotron

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECIFICATIONS; SYNCHROTRONS; TUMORS;

ACCELERATOR FACILITIES; HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES; PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS; PROTON BEAM SPREADING; PROTON THERAPY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNCHROTRON;

EID: 0029956044     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597735     Document Type: Article

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